Inhaltsangabe

Three strangers, each isolated by his or her own problems: Adaora, the marine biologist. Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa. Agu, the troubled soldier. Wandering Bar Beach in Lagos, Nigeria's legendary mega-city, they're more alone than they've ever been before. But when something like a meteorite plunges into the ocean and a tidal wave overcomes them, these three people will find themselves bound together in ways they could never imagine.

Together with Ayodele, a visitor from beyond the stars, they must race through Lagos and against time itself in order to save the city, the world...and themselves.

'There was no time to flee. No time to turn. No time to shriek. And there was no pain. It was like being thrown into the stars.'

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Autor:
Nnedi Okorafor

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 2 Std. und 30 Min.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares.

Children of Blood and Bone

Autor:
Tomi Adeyemi

Sprecher:
Bahni Turpin

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 44 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

5 out of 5 stars

The Language

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Am hilfreichsten
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The Book of Phoenix

Autor:
Nnedi Okorafor

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 50 Min.

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Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
6

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman" - only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading ebooks, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.

5 out of 5 stars

Phantastische Post-Apokalypse

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aelfchen
Am hilfreichsten
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We Should All Be Feminists

Autor:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sprecher:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Spieldauer: 45 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
71

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
66

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
66

'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently....' What does
feminism mean today? In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers listeners a unique definition of feminism for the 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.

5 out of 5 stars

Very approachable for the feminism-uninitiated

Von
F.Horst
Am hilfreichsten
13.05.2018

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth, Book 1

Autor:
N. K. Jemisin

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 27 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
154

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
144

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
143

This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing novel

Von
valentina
Am hilfreichsten
13.09.2017

The Girl with All the Gifts

Autor:
M. R. Carey

Sprecher:
Finty Williams

Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 3 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
182

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
170

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
172

Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her 'our little genius'. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells.

5 out of 5 stars

Was bedeutet es, ein Mensch zu sein?

Von
papercuts1
Am hilfreichsten
07.10.2014

Binti

Autor:
Nnedi Okorafor

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 2 Std. und 30 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
8

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
8

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
8

Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares.

Children of Blood and Bone

Autor:
Tomi Adeyemi

Sprecher:
Bahni Turpin

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 44 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

5 out of 5 stars

The Language

Von
Jeannine
Am hilfreichsten
12.06.2018

The Book of Phoenix

Autor:
Nnedi Okorafor

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 50 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
6

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman" - only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading ebooks, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.

5 out of 5 stars

Phantastische Post-Apokalypse

Von
aelfchen
Am hilfreichsten
13.02.2018

We Should All Be Feminists

Autor:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sprecher:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Spieldauer: 45 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
71

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
66

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
66

'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently....' What does
feminism mean today? In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers listeners a unique definition of feminism for the 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.

5 out of 5 stars

Very approachable for the feminism-uninitiated

Von
F.Horst
Am hilfreichsten
13.05.2018

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth, Book 1

Autor:
N. K. Jemisin

Sprecher:
Robin Miles

Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 27 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
154

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
144

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
143

This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing novel

Von
valentina
Am hilfreichsten
13.09.2017

The Girl with All the Gifts

Autor:
M. R. Carey

Sprecher:
Finty Williams

Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 3 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
182

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
170

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
172

Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her 'our little genius'. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells.

5 out of 5 stars

Was bedeutet es, ein Mensch zu sein?

Von
papercuts1
Am hilfreichsten
07.10.2014

Ancillary Justice

The Imperial Radch series, Book 1

Autor:
Ann Leckie

Sprecher:
Adjoa Andoh

Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 40 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
97

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
91

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
90

The spectacular debut novel nominated for every major science fiction award in 2014, Ancillary Justice is the story of a warship trapped in a human body and her search for revenge. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Nebula Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, a James Tiptree Jr. honour and a Kitschie. Currently shortlisted for the Hugo Awards. They made me kill thousands, but I only have one target now.

3 out of 5 stars

Potential: ja . Umsetzung: naja

Von
daniel goebel
Am hilfreichsten
21.05.2017

Dawn

Xenogenesis, Book 1

Autor:
Octavia E. Butler

Sprecher:
Aldrich Barrett

Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 20 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
10

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
10

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
10

In a world devastated by nuclear war with humanity on the edge of extinction, aliens finally make contact. They rescue those humans they can, keeping most survivors in suspended animation while the aliens begin the slow process of rehabilitating the planet. When Lilith Iyapo is "awakened", she finds that she has been chosen to revive her fellow humans in small groups by first preparing them to meet the utterly terrifying aliens, then training them to survive on the wilderness that the planet has become. But the aliens cannot help humanity without altering it forever.

The Secret History

Autor:
Donna Tartt

Sprecher:
Donna Tartt

Spieldauer: 22 Std. und 3 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
101

Sprecher

4 out of 5 stars
82

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
83

The smartest murder-mystery you will ever hearA misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret. When blackmail and violence threaten to blow their privileged lives apart, they drag Richard into the nightmare that engulfs them. And soon they enter a terrifying heart of darkness from which they may never return.

3 out of 5 stars

I might love the book, but....

Von
melati
Am hilfreichsten
31.05.2014

Purple Hibiscus

Autor:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sprecher:
Lisette Lecat

Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 53 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
36

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
31

In
Purple Hibiscus, she recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. Although her father is greatly respected within their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly strict and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother, Jaja, are often punished for failing to meet their father’s expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family.

2 out of 5 stars

Good story

Von
Lois Kay Landsverk
Am hilfreichsten
09.03.2018

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Autor:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sprecher:
January Lavoy

Spieldauer: 1 Std. und 1 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
37

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
31

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
31

From the best-selling author of
Americanah and
We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today - written as a letter to a friend.

5 out of 5 stars

Inspirational and thought provoking for everyone

Von
Happy Camper
Am hilfreichsten
11.10.2018

Beloved

Autor:
Toni Morrison

Sprecher:
Toni Morrison

Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 3 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
13

Sprecher

4 out of 5 stars
9

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but 18 years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.